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Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham Johnna J. Bolyard Anastasia Kitsantas Hana Oh 《Peabody Journal of Education》2013,88(4):562-591
The purpose of this study was to examine the types of instruments being used to document mathematics and science teacher quality characteristics in 48 nationally funded mathematics and science education awards. Each of the 48 projects operationalized teacher quality and determined how to assess it. The main research questions examined the instruments awardees used to gather data on mathematics and science teacher quality, and the main characteristics of teachers examined by awardees. Results showed that awardees most frequently used surveys or questionnaires to assess characteristics of mathematics and science teacher quality. The most common teacher characteristics examined by awardees' included teacher behaviors, practices, and beliefs, followed by the assessment of subject and pedagogical knowledge, and the documentation of mathematics and science teachers' certification. A few new instruments were under development and in use to assess characteristics of teacher quality. Detailed information on the development and psychometric properties of the instruments used for these examinations was not available from the reports. Because awardees were at different stages in their funded activities and data collection efforts were ongoing at the time of this analysis, this study offers a preliminary and formative review of the use of assessments to document mathematics and science teacher quality characteristics among these awards. 相似文献
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One of the major focuses of the recent reform movement in education concerns perceived and anticipated teacher shortages, especially in particular fields such as mathematics and science. It is widely believed that lower salaries relative to alternative occupations are responsible for teacher shortages and that higher salaries will therefore help reduce shortages. Yet there is little empirical research that examines the relationship between teacher shortages and teacher salary differentials. This paper examines this relationship for the case of mathematics and science teachers using data on a sample of medium and large school districts located within large metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The results support the general proposition that salary differentials between teachers and alternative occupations influence teacher shortages, although the relationship varies by gender and geographic area of the U.S. 相似文献
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This article presents a systematic literature review about disciplinary expert teachers in primary science and mathematics education. This is a timely synthesis of the literature, as current reforms in teacher education in Australia and internationally require primary teachers to have specialised knowledge in a learning area. Systematic review protocols were used to identify and evaluate the relevance of numerous articles of which thirty-seven were included in the final analysis. Findings show insufficient evidence about whether expert teachers have a positive impact on instructional quality and student learning. Implications are discussed with reference to the current policy moment in Australia and teacher education more broadly. 相似文献
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The evaluation of teaching quality in mathematics has become increasingly important following research reports indicating
that preschoolers are developmentally able to engage in mathematic thought and that child performance in mathematics at this
level is a strong predictor of later school achievement. As attention turns to early mathematics education, so too does the
focus on teaching quality. This paper reviews nine instruments designed to measure mathematics teaching quality—their theoretical
bases, foci, and psychometrics—and examines their appropriateness for administration in early childhood settings. Three of
the nine measures are identified as having highly desirable characteristics, with one of them specifically designed for early
childhood administration. The measures, our review process, and our recommendations for practice are presented. As school
divisions and teacher educators examine teaching quality, they will be better able to support their teachers’ practice, and
better able to reap the benefits in improved child outcomes. 相似文献
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Elizabeth A. Davis Fred J. J. M. Janssen Jan H. Van Driel 《Studies in Science Education》2016,52(2):127-160
Curriculum materials serve as a key conceptual tool for science teachers, and better understanding how science teachers use these tools could help to improve both curriculum design and theory related to teacher learning and decision-making. The authors review the literature on teachers and science curriculum materials. The review is organised around three main questions: What do teachers do when using science curriculum materials?, What happens when teachers use science curriculum materials? and Why do teachers make the decisions they do? For each question, the authors first summarise the findings of two key reviews from the mathematics education literature, then situate the findings from science education in juxtaposition with those findings. The review uncovers that relatively little is understood about the mechanism underlying how teachers interact with curriculum materials. To try to address this gap, complementing and extending the field’s existing understandings of the teacher–curriculum relationship, the authors make four propositions, grounded in the literature on self-regulation. The propositions reflect a mechanism for teacher curricular decision-making. The self-regulation perspective also helps to develop more targeted support for science teachers aimed at the uptake, adaptation and enactment of curriculum materials in ways that are intended, and that teachers themselves experience as an improvement in their teaching. The authors conclude with a call for research that further explores the ways in which individual science teachers’ decision-making is situated within the wider sociocultural context. 相似文献
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In this study discourse and conversation analyses were performed on talk by science and mathematics teaching faculty participating in reforming content courses for teacher candidates participating in a mathematics and science teacher preparation project (upper elementary and middle level). The context of the study was the Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP), a National Science Foundation funded project in the USA. The study's goal was to explore the use of discourse and conversation analyses as ways to understand faculty beliefs concerning mathematics and science, two disciplines the MCTP project aimed to connect. Discussion focused on two areas: (1) the comparison of the discourse on science and mathematics by the science, mathematics, and pedagogy content specialists, and (2) the impact of collaboration on the science and mathematics teaching faculty's conversation on science and mathematics. An implication of this study is to promote the analysis of talk as way to inform and direct faculty transformation in science and mathematics teacher education programs. Future research is recommended. 相似文献
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Janet E. Dyment Helen L. Chick Christopher T. Walker Thomas P. N. Macqueen 《Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning》2018,18(4):303-322
This theoretical paper examines the concept of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and explores how it might contribute to conversations around quality teaching and learning in outdoor education. This paper begins by summarizing the historical and contemporary literature, including issues of definitions, curriculum, content, and pedagogy in outdoor education. We then review the concept of PCK, its history, and contributions to other subject areas, including mathematics. We present a framework for PCK from the field of mathematics education and propose a 'modified' PCK framework for outdoor education. We postulate that this framework might help articulate knowledge areas needed by a teacher of outdoor education, and how these differ from and are similar to those required in other subject areas. We conclude by exploring how the idea of PCK and the modified framework might add to existing understandings of what it means to provide high quality outdoor education teaching and learning experiences. 相似文献
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Mimi Miyoung Lee Jennifer Chauvot Brian Plankis Julie Vowell Shea Culpepper 《The Internet and Higher Education》2011,14(3):191-200
iSMART (Integration of Science, Mathematics, and Reflective Teaching) Program is an online science and mathematics integrated graduate program for middle school teachers across the state of Texas. As part of a large design-based research project, this paper describes the initial stages of the design process of the iSMART program for its first cohort in the fall of 2010 with a focus on program development. The paper begins with our theoretical perspective and rationale for our use of design-based research methodology. We then provide a review of literature on the integration of science and mathematics and the design of online learning environments. Next, we report on the decisions made by science and mathematics teacher educators in the early process of iSMART design as well as the online design components. Finally, we provide our plan for the continuous implementation and redesign of the program with the first cohort of 25 iSMART teachers. 相似文献
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Krainer Konrad Even Ruhama Park Rogers Meredith Berry Amanda 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2021,19(1):1-19
This introductory paper first reflects the genesis of research in mathematics and science teacher education. The analyses show a movement from foci of research in mathematics and science education from students to teachers, and then to teacher educators. Next, an overview of research in mathematics and science teacher education and its development is provided, including teacher educators’ growth. This is followed by a comparative look at the seven papers in this special issue through three lenses, focusing on who the teacher educators in these papers are, the practices which are the focus for development, and the contexts in which the professional growth is situated. The seven papers not only exemplify how teacher educators might critically and systematically reflect on their own growth, educate new teacher educators, and do corresponding research, but also demonstrate the considerable progress the research community has made with respect to the professional growth of mathematics and science teacher educators in the last decade. Finally, challenges and questions are raised, in particular in relation to raising the quality and quantity of proficient teacher educators in order to strengthen teacher education research, and to have enough human resources to offer more and better professional development opportunities and to support schools.
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The knowledge that mathematics teacher educators need has attracted limited but increasing attention in recent years. The papers in this special issue build on emerging themes from that work and raise additional questions that contribute towards a future research agenda in the field. Several of the articles develop conceptualisations of teacher knowledge to apply to mathematics teacher educators, introducing new aspects and drawing attention to unique characteristics of mathematics teacher educators in the process. To some extent the questions these papers raise reflect similar questions in mathematics education more generally but for which the implications for mathematics teacher educators warrant attention. In this paper we review the articles in this special issue and use them as a springboard to examine contemporary developments in the field and posit ways forward for research on mathematics teacher educators’ knowledge. 相似文献
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Despite costly global efforts to improve and reward teacher qualifications like education and experience, little international
evidence exists on the relationship between these attributes and student achievement. It is also unclear whether these attributes
are more important for disadvantaged children, or in lower-income countries. This article examines the relationships among
teacher characteristics (experience, education, readiness to teach, and gender), student background, and fourth grade students’
mathematics and science achievement across 25 diverse countries participating in the 2003 Trends in International Mathematics
and Science Study. The analysis revealed limited evidence that the teacher characteristics deemed important in teacher upgrading
and compensation are systematically related to student test scores, or that these characteristics are more important for lower-income
students. It also found no relationship between national income and the importance of these characteristics. These results
add to increasing evidence that efforts to improve teacher quality must look beyond simply increasing and rewarding measurable
teacher qualifications like education and experience. Further, those who design cross-national studies should consider developing
richer measures of teacher skill and knowledge. 相似文献
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《Teaching and Teacher Education》1993,9(3):229-241
This paper examines the mathematics and science content knowledge of elementary teacher candidates. Data are presented which demonstrate that many elementary teacher candidates enter teacher education seriously deficient in their understanding of the subject matter they will teach to elementary students. The authors argue that these candidates are weakly prepared in content because of deficiencies in the pedagogy practiced in traditional didactic mathematics and science courses. They describe a conceptual approach to teaching mathematics and science content and contrast this with a didactic approach. Data are presented which demonstrate that these conceptual approaches significantly improved novice teachers understanding of content. 相似文献
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Lucy Avraamidou 《Studies in Science Education》2013,49(2):145-179
Over the past 10?years an increasing number of articles have been published in leading science education journals that report on research about teacher identity and describe interventions that support teacher identity development. My purpose in this review paper is to examine how the construct of science teacher identity has been conceptualised and studied in science education. In doing so, I synthesise the findings of 29 empirical studies on teacher identity within the field of science education in an attempt to respond to the following questions: (a) In what ways have researchers used the construct of teacher identity to examine science teacher learning and development? (b) What approaches to supporting science teacher identity development have been documented in the literature? Following that, I identify gaps and limitations in the existing literature and I offer recommendations for future research in the area of science teacher identity and identity development: (a) studying teacher identity as a process; (b) connecting science teacher identity research and reform recommendations; (c) conducting large-scale, longitudinal and life-history studies; and (d) examining teacher identity enactment in school classrooms. 相似文献
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Teacher self-efficacy and teacher interest are two key facets of teacher motivation that are important for high-quality teaching. Little is known about the relative strength of the effects of teacher self-efficacy and interest on teaching quality when compared with one another. We extend previous research on teacher motivation by examining the relations linking mathematics teacher self-efficacy and interest with several relevant dimensions of teaching quality as perceived by teachers and students. Participants were 84 mathematics teachers (61.2% female) and their students (1718 students; 48.5% girls). Based on doubly latent multilevel models, we found that teacher-reported self-efficacy in instruction was positively related to teacher-reported cognitive activation, classroom management, and emotional support in mathematics classrooms. Teacher-reported educational interest showed positive associations with both student- and teacher-perceived emotional support. Future research is advised to focus more strongly on the unique relations between different teachers’ motivational characteristics and relevant dimensions of teaching quality. 相似文献
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Lucy Avraamidou 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2014,25(7):823-843
Recommendations for reform in science education around the world set high goals for beginning elementary teachers. Concurrently, existing literature indicates a number of challenges that beginning elementary teachers face. In this paper an argument is put forward about the integration of informal science environments in elementary teacher preparation, as a means for supporting beginning elementary teachers develop reform-minded science teaching identities. Essentially, the purpose of this paper is to explore the links between teacher identity, reform recommendations, and informal science environments. In doing so, a discussion of the theoretical construct of teacher identity in conjunction with reform recommendations is offered, followed by a summary of existing literature about the challenges that beginning elementary teachers face. Subsequently, the advantages and unique opportunities that informal science environments offer for teacher learning and development are discussed through a review of related literature. Following this review, a set of theoretical and methodological limitations of existing literature are identified. Based on these limitations, a research agenda is framed to address the theoretical, methodological and research implications that the idea of integrating informal science environments and approaches to elementary teacher preparation holds. 相似文献
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从我国民族地区数学课程教材改革、双语教学、学生数学学习心理研究、跨文化数学教育理论研究与方法等方面综述了我国近20年来跨文化数学教育研究取得的成就。目前,对我国少数民族学生数学学习心理研究已达到较高水准,数学课堂的跨文化教育实验研究——中小学＂数学情境与提出问题＂教学实验颇具中国特色并在实践层面产生重要影响。进一步还需研究构建符合少数民族学生思维特点的数学课程体系,编写民族文字数学教材,加强少数民族双语数学教学研究与高素质双语教师队伍建设。 相似文献
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The organization of the mathematics preparation and development of teachers: a report from the ICMI Study 15 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Maria Teresa Tatto Stephen Lerman Jarmila Novotna 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2010,13(4):313-324
This article presents the results of an investigation carried out across 20+ country-regions under the auspices of ICMI Study
15 into the structures, approaches and general characteristics of the mathematics preparation and development of teachers.
We use a global framework provided by the larger research literature on teacher education to contextualize the findings. The
article provides an analytic perspective on (a) teacher education systems’ characteristics including institutional arrangements
and regulations; (b) teacher’s recruitment, selection, and credentials; (c) teacher education programs’ structure and approaches;
(d) teacher educators’ characteristics; and (e) the structure and content of the curriculum. This article highlights the important
differences and similarities across systems that provide mathematics education and development to teachers. This article concludes
with a discussion on implications for future empirical research on mathematics teacher education. 相似文献
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A Review of Empirical Literature on Inquiry Professional Development: Alignment with Best Practices and a Critique of the Findings 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Daniel K. Capps Barbara A. Crawford Mark A. Constas 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2012,23(3):291-318
This review brings together the literature on inquiry-based teaching and learning and science teacher professional development
(PD). We present a targeted critical review of research focused specifically on the nature of PD programs purported to emphasize
inquiry. Our review analyzes the features of each program and critiques the reported outcomes of each study. Findings from
this review suggest a general alignment with recommended features of effective PD as outlined in the literature with a few
notable exceptions, including: supporting teachers in developing inquiry-based lesson plans, providing authentic inquiry experiences,
and focusing on science content for teachers. More importantly, our review reveals that no reported study has connected participation
in inquiry-based PD with all the desired outcomes of teacher PD: enhanced teacher knowledge, change in beliefs and practice,
and enhanced student achievement. Implications for future research on inquiry-based PD programs are discussed. 相似文献